deverbative
American
[dee-vur-buh-tiv]
/ diˈvɜr bə tɪv /
adjective
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(especially of nouns) derived from a verb, as the noun driver from the verb drive.
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indicating derivation from a verb, as the suffix -er in driver or -ment in development.
noun
Etymology
Origin of deverbative
1910–15; de- + verb + -ative, by analogy with denominative
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